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January 2018 inflation data

CPI inflation sticks at 3%.

The inflation measures for the year to January 2018 are:

  • CPI inflation was 3.0% in January (Index: 104.4), unchanged from the year to December 2017
  • CPIH inflation was 2.7% in January (Index: 104.5), unchanged from the year to December 2017
  • RPI inflation was 4.0% in January (Index: 276.0), down from 4.1% in the year to December 2017

The CPIH measure is the Office of National Statistic’s preferred index, see ‘New inflation measure’.